{
  "id": "2019-03-14-university-of-michigan-tornado-warning-canceled",
  "slug": "university-of-michigan-tornado-warning-canceled-2019-03-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Michigan",
    "shortName": "Michigan",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "U-M DPSS / Emergency Alert",
    "enrollment": 51000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-03-14",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Tornado warning emergency alert later canceled",
    "headlinePublic": "Tornado warning emergency alert later canceled",
    "summary": "University of Michigan DPSS [published a public safety notice](https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2019/03/1160) on or about 2019-03-14. Full text is preserved from the official news.dpss.umich.edu archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for investigation or operational status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2019-03-14 on the official public safety archive",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "March 14, 2019\n\n U-M Emergency Alert 03/14/19: Tornado Warning [Canceled]\n\n Emergency Alert Overview\nUpdate: The Tornado Warning for Washtenaw County has expired. The storm which prompted the warning stayed to the Northwest of Ann Arbor and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.\n\nA severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 10:00 p.m. for southeast Michigan.\n\n______\n\nU-M EAlert: Tornado Warning for Washtenaw County until 8 p.m. Take shelter in lowest interior space. Check news for updates.\n\n- The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a Tornado Warning for Washtenaw County in southeastern Michigan\n- Until 8:00 p.m. EDT.\n- At 7:21 p.m. EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado\nwas located near Brooklyn, or 8 miles west of Manchester, moving\nnortheast at 50 mph.\n- Hazard: Tornado.\n- Source: Radar indicated rotation.\n- Impact: Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without\nshelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.\nDamage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree\ndamage is likely.\n- This dangerous storm will be near…\n- Manchester around 7:30 p.m. EDT.\n- Chelsea around 7:40 p.m. EDT.\n- Dexter around 7:45 p.m. EDT.\n- Ann Arbor around 7:50 p.m. EDT.\n- Dixboro around 7:55 p.m. EDT.\n- Salem and Whitmore Lake around 8:00 p.m. EDT.Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hudson\nMills, Lyndon Township, Hudson Mills Metropark, Bridgewater, Delhi\nMills, Pleasant Lake and Barton Hills.\n\nPrecautionary/Preparedness Actions\nTake cover now! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest\nfloor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a\nmobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter\nand protect yourself from flying debris.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2019/03/1160",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Michigan public safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official public safety web archive page body.",
        "Full public notice text recovered for confirmed-verbatim preservation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1776,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official public safety archive notice from University of Michigan.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete public safety notice text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "U-M Emergency Alert 03/14/19: Tornado Warning [Canceled]",
      "url": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2019/03/1160",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "michigan",
    "umich",
    "dpss",
    "weather",
    "emergency-notification"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}